[TOP-200] The most generous users giving merits

[Coin-1]

If you look at Merit Stats, you will see this text:

There are 109 merit sources with a total merit generation of up to 32990 sMerit per 30 days

I wished to detect, who these 109 merit sources are.


A merit source differs from an ordinary member of the Bitcointalk forum. He/she generates some amount of sMerits from nothing every month and can send these merits to other members for useful posts. To detect such users I analyzed all the merit transfer transactions.

People say that Legendaries were credited with up to 200 sMerits on the day the merit system has been implemented, on January 24, 2018. However, when a user receives 2 merits, he/she is credited with 1 sMerit, therefore the new "Generosity" index was introduced. It is equal to the amount of sent merits minus half the amount of received merits.

Code:

GENEROSITY = SENT_MERITS - ceil(RECEIVED_MERITS / 2)

Thus, if the "Generosity" index is greater than 200, this user is a merit source for sure. At the current moment the analysis of different time intervals detected 100 such sources. Note that not all the merit sources known to me are included even in the TOP-100, since probably they were appointed to their new status recently or they have their own merit distribution policy. I will write the known merit sources in bold. The currently reg tagged members will be marked in italic, permanently banned users will be strikelined.

The most generous users giving merits (Jan 24, 2018 - Sep 13, 2024)

	User name	Sent merits	Received merits	Generosity
1)	El duderino_	53977 (in 10724 txns to 845 users)	12741 (in 7473 txns from 463 users)	47606 (max 47606)
2)	LoyceV	54193 (in 15535 txns to 3169 users)	16364 (in 9238 txns from 1009 users)	46011 (max 46011)
3)	fillippone	51843 (in 21883 txns to 1777 users)	16377 (in 8941 txns from 655 users)	43654 (max 43655)
4)	ABCbits	45318 (in 27436 txns to 3799 users)	6867 (in 3765 txns from 481 users)	41884 (max 41888)
5)	JayJuanGee	43854 (in 41804 txns to 3157 users)	9832 (in 6625 txns from 604 users)	38938 (max 38938)
6)	suchmoon	41689 (in 9091 txns to 2884 users)	8012 (in 4633 txns from 562 users)	37683 (max 37686)
7)	hugeblack	38432 (in 13508 txns to 2567 users)	3791 (in 2341 txns from 484 users)	36536 (max 36537)
8)	vapourminer	34295 (in 24749 txns to 3270 users)	2970 (in 1933 txns from 214 users)	32810 (max 32810)
9)	DdmrDdmr	35406 (in 28801 txns to 2732 users)	10989 (in 6340 txns from 642 users)	29911 (max 29911)
10)	xandry	29395 (in 11649 txns to 2331 users)	3337 (in 2025 txns from 226 users)	27726 (max 27727)
11)	Symmetrick	33333 (in 16803 txns to 2254 users)	11957 (in 6854 txns from 773 users)	27354 (max 27354)
12)	The Sceptical Chymist	29665 (in 9776 txns to 1392 users)	5948 (in 3287 txns from 604 users)	26691 (max 26691)
13)	Welsh	25061 (in 6232 txns to 1597 users)	3115 (in 1735 txns from 328 users)	23503 (max 23504)
14)	LFC_Bitcoin	27167 (in 11984 txns to 1478 users)	9188 (in 5304 txns from 441 users)	22573 (max 22573)
15)	dbshck	22015 (in 6341 txns to 1302 users)	617 (in 371 txns from 177 users)	21706 (max 21706)
16)	EFS	21874 (in 5225 txns to 1209 users)	1123 (in 601 txns from 213 users)	21312 (max 21312)
17)	klarki	19965 (in 7854 txns to 1706 users)	2943 (in 1796 txns from 142 users)	18493 (max 18493)
18)	1miau	21799 (in 10324 txns to 1134 users)	6993 (in 3964 txns from 475 users)	18302 (max 18327)
19)	o_e_l_e_o	26646 (in 9360 txns to 2510 users)	18603 (in 9900 txns from 801 users)	17344 (max 17988)
20)	Foxpup	14966 (in 5375 txns to 635 users)	2164 (in 822 txns from 203 users)	13884 (max 13913)
21)	Halab	14857 (in 6040 txns to 1783 users)	2055 (in 1158 txns from 209 users)	13829 (max 13829)
22)	qwk	13760 (in 6240 txns to 598 users)	2413 (in 1374 txns from 261 users)	12553 (max 12554)
23)	Vispilio	12874 (in 4834 txns to 683 users)	1406 (in 748 txns from 166 users)	12171 (max 12171)
24)	chimk	12114 (in 4369 txns to 757 users)	714 (in 531 txns from 138 users)	11757 (max 11762)
25)	pooya87	15990 (in 7653 txns to 1049 users)	9850 (in 5765 txns from 545 users)	11065 (max 11065)
26)	paxmao	11110 (in 5508 txns to 1260 users)	1498 (in 912 txns from 195 users)	10361 (max 10361)
27)	krogothmanhattan	11115 (in 3235 txns to 612 users)	3206 (in 1482 txns from 315 users)	9512 (max 9512)
28)	OgNasty	10930 (in 6012 txns to 2784 users)	3604 (in 1822 txns from 538 users)	9128 (max 9139)
29)	bitmover	12092 (in 6807 txns to 1170 users)	6212 (in 3616 txns from 537 users)	8986 (max 8986)
30)	nutildah	12567 (in 5984 txns to 1520 users)	7369 (in 3960 txns from 564 users)	8882 (max 8882)
31)	bones261	8712 (in 4239 txns to 1032 users)	828 (in 481 txns from 158 users)	8298 (max 8302)
32)	Pmalek	11456 (in 7432 txns to 1037 users)	6946 (in 3993 txns from 517 users)	7983 (max 7984)
33)	CryptopreneurBrainboss	10045 (in 5799 txns to 1197 users)	4255 (in 2391 txns from 581 users)	7917 (max 7917)
34)	Julien_Olynpic	9593 (in 4410 txns to 348 users)	3378 (in 2270 txns from 165 users)	7904 (max 7904)
35)	DarkStar_	8734 (in 2196 txns to 971 users)	2282 (in 1317 txns from 377 users)	7593 (max 7593)
36)	theymos	13663 (in 1563 txns to 988 users)	12296 (in 4346 txns from 1184 users)	7515 (max 8766)
37)	NeuroticFish	10063 (in 4939 txns to 750 users)	5495 (in 3057 txns from 426 users)	7315 (max 7316)
38)	frodocooper	7082 (in 2931 txns to 479 users)	160 (in 87 txns from 43 users)	7002 (max 7005)
39)	dkbit98	10637 (in 6339 txns to 999 users)	7435 (in 4394 txns from 413 users)	6919 (max 6920)
40)	BlackHatCoiner	10726 (in 3794 txns to 658 users)	8109 (in 3996 txns from 406 users)	6671 (max 6678)
41)	philipma1957	10194 (in 5288 txns to 1316 users)	7497 (in 4211 txns from 497 users)	6445 (max 6445)
42)	NotATether	9864 (in 3121 txns to 1336 users)	7250 (in 3536 txns from 438 users)	6239 (max 6245)
43)	TMAN	6510 (in 1422 txns to 497 users)	1308 (in 607 txns from 214 users)	5856 (max 5859)
44)	Flying Hellfish	6064 (in 1067 txns to 285 users)	756 (in 338 txns from 104 users)	5686 (max 5690)
45)	The Cryptovator	6695 (in 3058 txns to 926 users)	2210 (in 1471 txns from 435 users)	5590 (max 5590)
46)	BobLawblaw	7846 (in 3226 txns to 325 users)	4660 (in 2820 txns from 217 users)	5516 (max 5521)
47)	mikeywith	8617 (in 3574 txns to 496 users)	6515 (in 3354 txns from 383 users)	5359 (max 5359)
48)	Vlad2Vlad	5490 (in 615 txns to 122 users)	534 (in 125 txns from 38 users)	5223 (max 5230)
49)	Buchi-88	5980 (in 5432 txns to 494 users)	1628 (in 1173 txns from 134 users)	5166 (max 5166)
50)	malevolent	5347 (in 2512 txns to 771 users)	722 (in 460 txns from 146 users)	4986 (max 4988)
51)	OmegaStarScream	7248 (in 3225 txns to 890 users)	5334 (in 2916 txns from 376 users)	4581 (max 4581)
52)	mole0815	5833 (in 5515 txns to 1396 users)	2703 (in 1877 txns from 234 users)	4481 (max 4483)
53)	tyz	4609 (in 2445 txns to 571 users)	533 (in 415 txns from 139 users)	4342 (max 4344)
54)	Vod	5267 (in 2116 txns to 829 users)	2121 (in 1072 txns from 367 users)	4206 (max 4212)
55)	Royse777	5369 (in 1421 txns to 625 users)	3559 (in 2085 txns from 528 users)	3589 (max 3637)
56)	Husna QA	5031 (in 4344 txns to 745 users)	2994 (in 1914 txns from 277 users)	3534 (max 3534)
57)	Mitchell	4001 (in 1118 txns to 422 users)	1236 (in 449 txns from 223 users)	3383 (max 3383)
58)	Blacknavy	3843 (in 2160 txns to 299 users)	1041 (in 594 txns from 159 users)	3322 (max 3324)
59)	Hueristic	5421 (in 5107 txns to 513 users)	4290 (in 2489 txns from 187 users)	3276 (max 3276)
60)	Quickseller	3940 (in 1680 txns to 702 users)	1380 (in 694 txns from 195 users)	3250 (max 3250)
61)	Jet Cash	4206 (in 1661 txns to 685 users)	1966 (in 1106 txns from 347 users)	3223 (max 3226)
62)	QuestionAuthority	3371 (in 239 txns to 205 users)	393 (in 149 txns from 113 users)	3174 (max 3189)
63)	Heisenberg_Hunter	3722 (in 2966 txns to 646 users)	1280 (in 721 txns from 251 users)	3082 (max 3084)
64)	cabalism13	3653 (in 1833 txns to 516 users)	1166 (in 649 txns from 248 users)	3070 (max 3070)
65)	babo	4716 (in 3344 txns to 350 users)	3394 (in 1723 txns from 133 users)	3019 (max 3020)
66)	hosseinimr93	5402 (in 3193 txns to 432 users)	5364 (in 2956 txns from 337 users)	2720 (max 2734)
67)	mindrust	3410 (in 1556 txns to 619 users)	1501 (in 1035 txns from 296 users)	2659 (max 2659)
68)	SyGambler	3009 (in 1109 txns to 230 users)	804 (in 543 txns from 119 users)	2607 (max 2609)
69)	Daniel91	2900 (in 1977 txns to 359 users)	824 (in 582 txns from 101 users)	2488 (max 2500)
70)	Globb0	2891 (in 1089 txns to 291 users)	1053 (in 738 txns from 115 users)	2364 (max 2376)
71)	mprep	3151 (in 1168 txns to 464 users)	1612 (in 599 txns from 181 users)	2345 (max 2348)
72)	d5000	5223 (in 3936 txns to 815 users)	6228 (in 3555 txns from 344 users)	2109 (max 2109)
73)	tk808	2243 (in 1024 txns to 645 users)	624 (in 196 txns from 104 users)	1931 (max 1931)
74)	joniboini	2808 (in 1184 txns to 367 users)	1793 (in 1062 txns from 260 users)	1911 (max 2035)
75)	Micio	1954 (in 698 txns to 114 users)	283 (in 134 txns from 56 users)	1812 (max 1821)
76)	shahzadafzal	3258 (in 3076 txns to 279 users)	3006 (in 1769 txns from 254 users)	1755 (max 1755)
77)	cAPSLOCK	3770 (in 1346 txns to 208 users)	4146 (in 2396 txns from 201 users)	1697 (max 1707)
78)	marcus_of_augustus	2281 (in 170 txns to 86 users)	1349 (in 921 txns from 130 users)	1606 (max 1609)
79)	Xal0lex	2798 (in 1203 txns to 447 users)	2463 (in 1362 txns from 291 users)	1566 (max 1566)
80)	teramit	1760 (in 637 txns to 302 users)	396 (in 188 txns from 67 users)	1562 (max 1566)
81)	FatFork	2855 (in 2472 txns to 436 users)	2639 (in 1736 txns from 270 users)	1535 (max 1537)
82)	Cyrus	2492 (in 1035 txns to 417 users)	2118 (in 646 txns from 181 users)	1433 (max 1433)
83)	600watt	1923 (in 1706 txns to 319 users)	1106 (in 818 txns from 163 users)	1370 (max 1380)
84)	infofront	2181 (in 1986 txns to 313 users)	1793 (in 1004 txns from 184 users)	1284 (max 1359)
85)	marlboroza	2046 (in 1261 txns to 355 users)	1770 (in 841 txns from 239 users)	1161 (max 1166)
86)	amishmanish	1615 (in 840 txns to 440 users)	1058 (in 566 txns from 183 users)	1086 (max 1086)
87)	Mr. Big	1117 (in 406 txns to 179 users)	179 (in 94 txns from 50 users)	1027 (max 1027)
88)	Vadi2323	1134 (in 1019 txns to 312 users)	231 (in 154 txns from 69 users)	1018 (max 1019)
89)	redsn0w	1031 (in 326 txns to 158 users)	43 (in 24 txns from 23 users)	1009 (max 1010)
90)	mhanbostanci	1250 (in 815 txns to 272 users)	531 (in 335 txns from 84 users)	984 (max 986)
91)	LeGaulois	2740 (in 1714 txns to 601 users)	3601 (in 1777 txns from 335 users)	939 (max 939)
92)	franky1	2733 (in 100 txns to 70 users)	3688 (in 2102 txns from 429 users)	889 (max 980)
93)	squatz1	1227 (in 226 txns to 112 users)	785 (in 294 txns from 103 users)	834 (max 837)
94)	tokeweed	1051 (in 790 txns to 277 users)	452 (in 289 txns from 83 users)	825 (max 825)
95)	Alex_Sr	1254 (in 476 txns to 165 users)	962 (in 551 txns from 113 users)	773 (max 785)
96)	TimeTeller	774 (in 703 txns to 587 users)	88 (in 68 txns from 50 users)	730 (max 730)
97)	Dabs	1184 (in 696 txns to 300 users)	912 (in 576 txns from 165 users)	728 (max 737)
98)	jbreher	1049 (in 744 txns to 173 users)	660 (in 497 txns from 95 users)	719 (max 768)
99)	Bitcoin Forum	717 (in 335 txns to 301 users)	0	717 (max 717)
100)	theymos_away	652 (in 149 txns to 122 users)	26 (in 14 txns from 12 users)	639 (max 639)
101)	CjMapope	664 (in 340 txns to 247 users)	92 (in 54 txns from 39 users)	618 (max 618)
102)	Igebotz	1409 (in 965 txns to 306 users)	1673 (in 922 txns from 226 users)	572 (max 572)
103)	criptix	573 (in 272 txns to 150 users)	145 (in 117 txns from 72 users)	500 (max 500)
104)	sapta	591 (in 137 txns to 95 users)	206 (in 104 txns from 66 users)	488 (max 489)
105)	iCEBREAKER	524 (in 185 txns to 134 users)	72 (in 33 txns from 26 users)	488 (max 490)
106)	TryNinja	3918 (in 2530 txns to 500 users)	6879 (in 3253 txns from 481 users)	478 (max 571)
107)	stingers	468 (in 144 txns to 114 users)	13 (in 8 txns from 7 users)	461 (max 461)
108)	F2b	911 (in 910 txns to 203 users)	912 (in 414 txns from 72 users)	455 (max 483)
109)	sabotag3x	1321 (in 1233 txns to 237 users)	1769 (in 1223 txns from 143 users)	436 (max 438)
110)	RegulusHr	513 (in 468 txns to 84 users)	156 (in 139 txns from 39 users)	435 (max 436)
111)	kryptqnick	618 (in 470 txns to 287 users)	399 (in 275 txns from 113 users)	418 (max 421)
112)	HCP	2291 (in 949 txns to 429 users)	3818 (in 2076 txns from 290 users)	382 (max 442)
113)	ebliever	386 (in 138 txns to 87 users)	36 (in 21 txns from 16 users)	368 (max 375)
114)	eternalgloom	502 (in 304 txns to 216 users)	283 (in 180 txns from 104 users)	360 (max 362)
115)	HagssFIN	713 (in 346 txns to 124 users)	710 (in 292 txns from 77 users)	358 (max 358)
116)	Anon11073	365 (in 155 txns to 43 users)	39 (in 26 txns from 10 users)	345 (max 347)
117)	hilariousandco	1153 (in 550 txns to 239 users)	1676 (in 897 txns from 256 users)	315 (max 484)
118)	pawel7777	591 (in 517 txns to 262 users)	620 (in 259 txns from 120 users)	281 (max 288)
119)	phantastisch	456 (in 71 txns to 38 users)	363 (in 96 txns from 39 users)	274 (max 289)
120)	mitzie	263 (in 44 txns to 29 users)	3 (in 3 txns from 3 users)	261 (max 261)
121)	friends1980	720 (in 590 txns to 240 users)	959 (in 354 txns from 120 users)	240 (max 315)
122)	digaran	429 (in 294 txns to 174 users)	399 (in 235 txns from 117 users)	229 (max 236)
123)	esmanthra	571 (in 337 txns to 149 users)	732 (in 433 txns from 77 users)	205 (max 352)
124)	toptek	200 (in 20 txns to 20 users)	0	200 (max 200)
125)	Greshamsches Geld	207 (in 118 txns to 45 users)	14 (in 13 txns from 9 users)	200 (max 200)
126)	ezeminer	259 (in 46 txns to 36 users)	118 (in 33 txns from 23 users)	200 (max 200)
127)	goraset	235 (in 51 txns to 35 users)	70 (in 27 txns from 13 users)	200 (max 200)
128)	vizique	521 (in 189 txns to 95 users)	642 (in 237 txns from 63 users)	200 (max 200)
129)	WhiteManWhite	259 (in 242 txns to 164 users)	118 (in 89 txns from 43 users)	200 (max 200)
130)	Webcelerator	205 (in 17 txns to 15 users)	10 (in 6 txns from 4 users)	200 (max 200)
131)	soniclord	201 (in 10 txns to 10 users)	2 (in 2 txns from 2 users)	200 (max 200)
132)	mirakal	345 (in 280 txns to 131 users)	291 (in 213 txns from 96 users)	199 (max 200)
133)	lyka	200 (in 6 txns to 2 users)	1	199 (max 199)
134)	crazyivan	203 (in 26 txns to 20 users)	7 (in 7 txns from 7 users)	199 (max 199)
135)	jayce	462 (in 309 txns to 160 users)	525 (in 269 txns from 121 users)	199 (max 200)
136)	YuginKadoya	284 (in 181 txns to 56 users)	169 (in 123 txns from 38 users)	199 (max 200)
137)	dunfida	276 (in 194 txns to 63 users)	154 (in 113 txns from 40 users)	199 (max 200)
138)	quasimodo	288 (in 179 txns to 50 users)	177 (in 152 txns from 36 users)	199 (max 200)
139)	ingiltere	466 (in 404 txns to 143 users)	533 (in 346 txns from 79 users)	199 (max 200)
140)	owlcatz	686 (in 511 txns to 235 users)	973 (in 503 txns from 166 users)	199 (max 200)
141)	o48o	273 (in 243 txns to 167 users)	149 (in 95 txns from 58 users)	198 (max 200)
142)	Rumhurius	221 (in 6 txns to 6 users)	46 (in 4 txns from 4 users)	198 (max 200)
143)	Zz	237 (in 141 txns to 82 users)	77 (in 34 txns from 12 users)	198 (max 200)
144)	ancientcoins	200 (in 48 txns to 43 users)	3 (in 2 txns from 2 users)	198 (max 198)
145)	chronicsky	309 (in 140 txns to 72 users)	222 (in 68 txns from 29 users)	198 (max 200)
146)	Dunkelheit667	277 (in 269 txns to 101 users)	157 (in 107 txns from 45 users)	198 (max 198)
147)	Avirunes	433 (in 268 txns to 137 users)	469 (in 235 txns from 122 users)	198 (max 200)
148)	vlom	256 (in 139 txns to 107 users)	117 (in 58 txns from 48 users)	197 (max 200)
149)	RoomBot	262 (in 126 txns to 71 users)	130 (in 70 txns from 28 users)	197 (max 200)
150)	bitbollo	1553 (in 1205 txns to 334 users)	2711 (in 1253 txns from 218 users)	197 (max 200)
151)	Pierre 2	377 (in 189 txns to 39 users)	362 (in 223 txns from 40 users)	196 (max 200)
152)	greenplastic	264 (in 118 txns to 42 users)	136 (in 57 txns from 30 users)	196 (max 200)
153)	ivan1975	281 (in 236 txns to 112 users)	169 (in 139 txns from 36 users)	196 (max 197)
154)	BitHodler	286 (in 252 txns to 125 users)	179 (in 131 txns from 75 users)	196 (max 200)
155)	sirazimuth	1484 (in 1261 txns to 178 users)	2576 (in 1409 txns from 170 users)	196 (max 200)
156)	SFR10	1455 (in 1247 txns to 418 users)	2517 (in 1535 txns from 342 users)	196 (max 200)
157)	robelneo	305 (in 229 txns to 181 users)	220 (in 169 txns from 107 users)	195 (max 200)
158)	Real-Duke	844 (in 710 txns to 120 users)	1298 (in 827 txns from 104 users)	195 (max 200)
159)	Jonesd	202 (in 11 txns to 8 users)	14 (in 9 txns from 8 users)	195 (max 195)
160)	BayAreaCoins	319 (in 160 txns to 112 users)	250 (in 152 txns from 95 users)	194 (max 200)
161)	edgar	195 (in 153 txns to 96 users)	1	194 (max 194)
162)	xhomerx10	3990 (in 3512 txns to 384 users)	7591 (in 3891 txns from 309 users)	194 (max 200)
163)	dopecoindude	193 (in 37 txns to 22 users)	0	193 (max 193)
164)	IMZ	193 (in 20 txns to 19 users)	0	193 (max 193)
165)	klintay	209 (in 47 txns to 35 users)	32 (in 13 txns from 10 users)	193 (max 193)
166)	xsentus	193 (in 16 txns to 13 users)	0	193 (max 193)
167)	BitcoinNewsMagazine	275 (in 137 txns to 86 users)	164 (in 114 txns from 58 users)	193 (max 200)
168)	Lesbian Cow	571 (in 295 txns to 174 users)	755 (in 312 txns from 99 users)	193 (max 200)
169)	Zebedee23	193 (in 8 txns to 8 users)	1	192 (max 192)
170)	Beachguy	193 (in 9 txns to 9 users)	1	192 (max 192)
171)	Bittzy78	202 (in 6 txns to 6 users)	19 (in 8 txns from 6 users)	192 (max 193)
172)	fronti	347 (in 267 txns to 123 users)	309 (in 255 txns from 56 users)	192 (max 193)
173)	ralle14	645 (in 543 txns to 198 users)	906 (in 617 txns from 134 users)	192 (max 200)
174)	dvd-rw	195 (in 27 txns to 23 users)	7 (in 5 txns from 4 users)	191 (max 192)
175)	Decoded	205 (in 22 txns to 19 users)	30 (in 14 txns from 11 users)	190 (max 193)
176)	Stedsm	327 (in 121 txns to 99 users)	273 (in 175 txns from 99 users)	190 (max 193)
177)	1Referee	404 (in 274 txns to 140 users)	427 (in 338 txns from 124 users)	190 (max 200)
178)	yefi	446 (in 384 txns to 146 users)	511 (in 377 txns from 77 users)	190 (max 200)
179)	bitkilo	194 (in 18 txns to 15 users)	10 (in 6 txns from 6 users)	189 (max 189)
180)	irfan_pak10	520 (in 265 txns to 176 users)	661 (in 350 txns from 177 users)	189 (max 193)
181)	RodeoX	263 (in 184 txns to 150 users)	147 (in 93 txns from 58 users)	189 (max 193)
182)	roslinpl	289 (in 68 txns to 48 users)	199 (in 89 txns from 70 users)	189 (max 193)
183)	richardsNY	235 (in 207 txns to 120 users)	91 (in 74 txns from 46 users)	189 (max 193)
184)	fr4nkthetank	279 (in 92 txns to 61 users)	182 (in 122 txns from 39 users)	188 (max 193)
185)	Bitze	208 (in 134 txns to 69 users)	42 (in 40 txns from 16 users)	187 (max 192)
186)	capoeira	189 (in 36 txns to 34 users)	3 (in 3 txns from 3 users)	187 (max 187)
187)	Slark	189 (in 48 txns to 48 users)	4 (in 2 txns from 2 users)	187 (max 187)
188)	botany	219 (in 76 txns to 62 users)	64 (in 24 txns from 20 users)	187 (max 189)
189)	peloso	283 (in 76 txns to 42 users)	192 (in 130 txns from 42 users)	187 (max 193)
190)	darkangel11	366 (in 354 txns to 214 users)	360 (in 221 txns from 99 users)	186 (max 186)
191)	MicroGuy	201 (in 16 txns to 10 users)	30 (in 12 txns from 9 users)	186 (max 186)
192)	krishnapramod	226 (in 161 txns to 116 users)	79 (in 56 txns from 34 users)	186 (max 187)
193)	buckrogers	277 (in 192 txns to 84 users)	181 (in 78 txns from 52 users)	186 (max 186)
194)	sammy007	187 (in 4 txns to 4 users)	3 (in 3 txns from 3 users)	185 (max 186)
195)	lionheart78	262 (in 165 txns to 108 users)	153 (in 107 txns from 67 users)	185 (max 186)
196)	MirkoIta	189 (in 61 txns to 48 users)	8 (in 6 txns from 6 users)	185 (max 185)
197)	Spidersbox	205 (in 18 txns to 17 users)	39 (in 6 txns from 5 users)	185 (max 185)
198)	3x2	187 (in 35 txns to 28 users)	4 (in 4 txns from 4 users)	185 (max 185)
199)	Jasad	186 (in 8 txns to 6 users)	2 (in 2 txns from 1 user)	185 (max 186)
200)	nizamcc	189 (in 18 txns to 18 users)	7 (in 2 txns from 2 users)	185 (max 186)

Total sent 1883092 merits (in 1001858 txns to 48599 users):

• 3% to Newbies: 65448 merits (to 34410 users)
• 5% to Jr. Members: 85605 merits (to 15642 users)
• 10% to Members: 186312 merits (to 8593 users)
• 10% to Full Members: 188431 merits (to 5449 users)
• 12% to Sr. Members: 223330 merits (to 3685 users)
• 15% to Hero Members: 277949 merits (to 2222 users)
• 45% to Legendaries: 856017 merits (to 2166 users)

Total removed 148 merits (in 17 txns from 16 users)

Total user count:

• 3063 Legendaries (1753 of them sent merits)
• 3979 Hero Members (1797 of them sent merits)
• 9251 Sr. Members (3281 of them sent merits)
• 18642 Full Members (5876 of them sent merits)
• 33181 Members (10032 of them sent merits)
• 26151 Jr. Members (3095 of them sent merits)
• about three million newbies

Obviously, the first 100 users of this TOP-200 are active (or former) merit sources for sure.

Please don't beg from merit sources and don't disturb them via PM, otherwise you will get red trust.


The chart below illustrates how many merits have been sent by all users.



See also on the current page:

• the full list of detected merit sources
• statistics on the merit distribution by sources

This post is relevant for September 13, 2024, and has been updated on September 13, 2024.

[digaran]

I think LoyceV and Ognasty should have more source merits to distribute. I guess LoyceV is in the test phase and doesn't have that much sMerits yet. if he/she keeps at meriting more random members it would be great.

[Jet Cash]

I think I resent the fact that I'm rated 82nd for generosity. Am I being penalised because i try to help more people with my awards?

I'm not sure what we have gained by publishing that list. Also, if it failed to detect me ( an admitted source ) then surely the analysis is flawed.

[DdmrDdmr]

<...>
Thus, if the indicator "Generousness" is greater than 205, this user is a merit source for sure. At the current moment the analysis of a different time intervals has detected 33 such sources. Notice that not all of the merit sources known by me are included even in TOP-100, since probably they were appointed to their new status recently or they have an own merit distribution policy.
<...>

Even though the primal logic used to substract received_sMerits/2 from sent sMerits is what I would look at, the 205 barrier is not so. As per theymo's post regarding initial sMerit airdrop:

Code:

yearActivity = activity in the last ~year, max 378
freeMerit = the merit (not sMerit) you started with
modifier =
  0.1 if member
  0.2 if full member
  0.25 if sr member
  0.35 if hero
  0.4 if legendary

return (yearActivity/378) * modifier * freeMerit

So the maximum per person depends on both rank and activity, meaning that the 205 barrier to detect a merit source is incorrect since not all merit sources are Legendries, and even so the maximum would have been 400 sMerit, and no lower limit was officially provided.

Regardless, most of them are probable on that list, although we did discuss on Meta not long ago if it would be wise to publish the list and the conclusion was "Nay".

Note: Digaran was a Merit source and appears with 180 generosity on your list, but also we cannot tell which are no longer merit sources and once were, without looking at a narrow recent timeframe too (as a secondary indicator).

[PirateHunterr]

Is there anyone who would like to let me know, how to mine this kind of data. I have been asking a lot of people on how to get this kind of data. I don't think there has been any proper administrator who is working on Data Analysis or AI based Auto Bots to improve the Platform. I am AI engineer working in Siemens R&D now. I can help in generating valuable insights using the data.

@Jet Cash You know that I am asking it again, but in the last post also I did not get any response from the author on how did he/she get the data.

Anyone here who knows, including author, Please send me a Message or Write is here if it is appropriate. This is good insight and I can generate much better visualization with some automation tools for the platform.

Please help.

[DdmrDdmr]

<...>
Anyone here who knows, including author, Please send me a Message or Write is here if it is appropriate. This is good insight and I can generate much better visualization with some automation tools for the platform.

Please help.

Before analysing the forum’s data, I figure you should search on the forum posts thoroughly to search for your answer. There are more than a bunch of people here who have analysed data in some way or other, and most of them refer at some point how they got to it.
It’s like 99% of the questions placed on the forum– answers are already here somewhere, you just have to invest time into searching for them (and from there on it’s down to your skills and wits).

P.D. You could always PM theymos regarding " I don't think there has been any proper administrator who is working on Data Analysis or AI based Auto Bots to improve the Platform".

[PirateHunterr]

<...>
Anyone here who knows, including author, Please send me a Message or Write is here if it is appropriate. This is good insight and I can generate much better visualization with some automation tools for the platform.

Please help.

Before analysing the forum’s data, I figure you should search on the forum posts thoroughly to search for your answer. There are more than a bunch of people here who have analysed data in some way or other, and most of them refer at some point how they got to it.
It’s like 99% of the questions placed on the forum– answers are already here somewhere, you just have to invest time into searching for them (and from there on it’s down to your skills and wits).

P.D. You could always PM theymos regarding " I don't think there has been any proper administrator who is working on Data Analysis or AI based Auto Bots to improve the Platform".

I am looking at some automated method of Web scrapping or API based Query approach. Reading all the messages and posts to gather data is labor intensive and could take a lot of time to gather information on a related topic.

[Strufmbae]

I can see that those listed person give merit in a legitimate way. But what can others say about this? 

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=4522340.0

Is it legal? 

[LoyceV]

	User name	Sent merits	Received merits	Generousity
1)	QuestionAuthority	2255 (in 179 txns)	307 (in 96 txns)	2101 (max 2105)

You're using old data, you can find the latest data here.
For instance sent:

Code:

     2. 2364 Merit sent by QuestionAuthority (#72795) to 165 unique users in 185 transactions

And received:

Code:

    33. 307 Merit received by QuestionAuthority (#72795) from 84 unique users in 96 transactions

I think LoyceV and Ognasty should have more source merits to distribute. I guess LoyceV is in the test phase and doesn't have that much sMerits yet. if he/she keeps at meriting more random members it would be great.

I've recently decided to merit more posts, not to lower my standards of "quality", but just because "good posts" deserve merit too. Any "good post" is far above the average spam for which the Merit system was introduced, and I don't think people with "good posts" should be restricted in leveling up.
Most of the time, I leave just 1 Merit though. I haven't really decided on when to increase it.

Is there anyone who would like to let me know, how to mine this kind of data.
~
I can help in generating valuable insights using the data.

Check this thread, you'll find my collection of raw data. I don't think it's desirable if many people start scraping the same data from the forum.

[InvoKing]

Hello! Can I suggest to remove the sources part?
We know them, by we i mean established members. No need for random spammers to know them...

[Vod]

I think I resent the fact that I'm rated 82nd for generosity. Am I being penalised because i try to help more people with my awards?

Maybe the OP could include the number of unique accounts merit was sent to?

[LoyceV]

Hello! Can I suggest to remove the sources part?
We know them, by we i mean established members. No need for random spammers to know them...

Agreed. If theymos wanted to publish a list, he could easily do that by himself.
PM-begging a merit source is a good way to get red trust though for the spammers

Maybe the OP could include the number of unique accounts merit was sent to?

I've included this in my weekly updates (link in my previous post).

[Coin-1]

The detection algorithm has been upgraded. Now the analysis takes into consideration the ranks of users on the day the merit system was introduced.

The maximal initial amounts of sMerit that have been credited on January 24, 2018, are as follows:

• Legendary - 200 sMerit
• Hero Member - 88 sMerit
• Senior Member - 32 sMerit
• Full Member - 7 sMerit
• Member - 1 sMerit
• Jr. Member - 0 sMerit

Such a way the merit sources of all ranks were detected. Here is the table ordered by the "Maximal generosity" index below.

Detected merit sources (Jan 24, 2018 - October 2, 2021)

	User name	Rank on Jan 24, 2018	Generosity	Comment
1)	suchmoon	was Legendary	37567
2)	LoyceV	was Legendary	22031
3)	dbshck	was Legendary	17048	moderator of the Indonesian local board
4)	El duderino_	was Full Member	13274
5)	Ratimov	wasn't registered	12836	active on the Russian local board
6)	Foxpup	was Legendary	12675
7)	JayJuanGee	was Legendary	12575
8)	fillippone	wasn't registered	12210	active on the Italian local board
9)	ETFbitcoin	was Legendary	12019	active on the Indonesian local board
10)	chimk	was Full Member	11762	active on the Russian local board
11)	DdmrDdmr	was Newbie	11107	active on the Spanish local board
12)	xandry	was Legendary	10757	moderator of the Russian local board
13)	vapourminer	was Legendary	10186
14)	hugeblack	was Full Member	9534	active on the Arabic local board
15)	Welsh	was Legendary	8910	moderator of the section "Altcoins"
16)	theymos	was Legendary	8766	administrator of the forum
17)	Halab	was Member	8486	moderator of the French local board
18)	bones261	was Legendary	8302
19)	LFC_Bitcoin	was Legendary	8094
20)	qwk	was Legendary	7461	active on the German local board
21)	DarkStar_	was Legendary	7177
22)	frodocooper	was Sr. Member	7005	moderator of the section "Mining"
23)	OgNasty	was Legendary	6757
24)	The Pharmacist	was Legendary	6594
25)	EFS	was Legendary	6302	moderator of the Turkish local board
26)	TMAN	was Hero Member	5859
27)	Flying Hellfish	was Legendary	5690	moderator of the section "Politics & Society"
28)	1miau	wasn't registered	5420	active on the German local board
29)	paxmao	was Full Member	5351	active on the Spanish local board
30)	Vispilio	was Sr. Member	5191	active on the Turkish local board
31)	o_e_l_e_o	was Full Member	5108
32)	Vlad2Vlad	was Legendary	4803
33)	klarki	was Legendary	4514	active on the Russian local board
34)	Vod	was Legendary	4212	not a merit source anymore
35)	krogothmanhattan	was Sr. Member	4177
36)	nutildah	was Legendary	4099
37)	malevolent	was Legendary	3942	moderator of the Polish local board
38)	BobLawblaw	was Legendary	3931
39)	Blacknavy	was Sr. Member	3324	active on the Turkish local board, not a merit source anymore
40)	CryptopreneurBrainboss	was Member	3295
41)	bitmover	was Newbie	3252	active on the Portuguese local board
42)	QuestionAuthority	was Legendary	3189	not a merit source anymore
43)	tyz	was Legendary	3151	active on the German local board
44)	Jet Cash	was Hero Member	2847
45)	cabalism13	was Newbie	2817	active on the Philippine local board
46)	Royse777	was Hero Member	2804
47)	Coolcryptovator	wasn't registered	2643
48)	SyGambler	was Legendary	2580	active on the Arabic local board
49)	OmegaStarScream	was Legendary	2532	moderator of the Arabic local board
50)	Heisenberg_Hunter	was Newbie	2515	active on the India local board
51)	Buchi-88	was Legendary	2508	active on the German local board
52)	Globb0	was Legendary	2376
53)	philipma1957	was Legendary	2364
54)	Mitchell	was Legendary	2235
55)	Quickseller	was Legendary	2175
56)	joniboini	was Member	2035	active on the Indonesian local board
57)	mindrust	was Legendary	1999
58)	mprep	was Legendary	1831	global moderator
59)	tk808	was Hero Member	1800
60)	mole0815	was Newbie	1775	active on the German local board
61)	Micio	was Legendary	1730	active on the Italian local board
62)	Hueristic	was Legendary	1613
63)	teramit	was Legendary	1526	active on the Turkish local board
64)	Daniel91	was Legendary	1446	active on the Croatian local board
65)	babo	was Legendary	1411	active on the Italian local board
66)	marcus_of_augustus	was Legendary	1401
67)	600watt	was Legendary	1380	active on the German local board
68)	infofront	was Legendary	1320
69)	Husna QA	wasn't registered	1262	active on the Indonesian local board
70)	marlboroza	was Hero Member	1166	active on the Croatian local board
71)	pooya87	was Legendary	1120
72)	cAPSLOCK	was Legendary	1106
73)	Vadi2323	was Legendary	1019	active on the Russian local board, not a merit source anymore
74)	redsn0w	was Legendary	1010	active on the Italian local board
75)	Mr. Big	was Legendary	970	moderator of the Philippine local board
76)	squatz1	was Hero Member	837
77)	NeuroticFish	was Legendary	807	active on the Romanian local board
78)	Alex_Sr	wasn't registered	785	active on the Russian local board
79)	jbreher	was Legendary	768
80)	Bitcoin Forum	service account	717
81)	Pmalek	was Hero Member	716	active on the Croatian local board
82)	Dabs	was Legendary	693	moderator of the Philippine local board
83)	dkbit98	was Newbie	690	active on the Croatian local board
84)	amishmanish	was Full Member	652	active on the India local board
85)	theymos_away	was Newbie	639
86)	Cyrus	was Legendary	623	administrator of the forum, active on the Romanian local board
87)	mhanbostanci	was Legendary	622	active on the Turkish local board
88)	CjMapope	was Legendary	610
89)	TimeTeller	was Hero Member	602
90)	franky1	was Legendary	568
91)	d5000	was Legendary	544	active on the German local board
92)	NotATether	wasn't registered	528	active on the Arabic local board
93)	Julien_Olynpic	was Full Member	520	active on the Russian local board
94)	criptix	was Legendary	500	active on the German local board
95)	iCEBREAKER	was Legendary	490
96)	sapta	was Legendary	488	moderator of the Indonesian local board
97)	tokeweed	was Legendary	487
98)	hilariousandco	was Legendary	484	global moderator
99)	stingers	was Legendary	458	not a merit source anymore
100)	Rath_	was Member	456	active on the Polish local board
101)	achow101	was Legendary	453	moderator of the section "Technical Discussion"
102)	sabotag3x	was Hero Member	438	active on the Portuguese local board
103)	RegulusHr	was Full Member	435	was active on the Croatian local board, banned for plagiarism
104)	ebliever	was Legendary	375
105)	F2b	was Member	373	active on the French local board
106)	eternalgloom	was Legendary	362
107)	esmanthra	wasn't registered	352	active on the Russian local board
108)	Anon11073	was Sr. Member	347	moderator of the Japanese local board
109)	HagssFIN	was Legendary	330
110)	kryptqnick	was Legendary	330
111)	friends1980	was Full Member	315	active on the Dutch local board
112)	BlackHatCoiner	wasn't registered	297
113)	phantastisch	was Legendary	279	moderator of the German local board
114)	mikeywith	wasn't registered	274	active on the Arabic local board
115)	mitzie	was Legendary	261	moderator of the Greek local board
116)	digaran	was Hero Member	229	not a merit source anymore
117)	chek2fire	was Legendary	220	active on the Greek local board
118)	pawel7777	was Legendary	210
119)	HCP	was Hero Member	173
120)	pandukelana2712	was Member	169	active on the Indonesian local board
121)	TryNinja	was Hero Member	149	active on the Portuguese local board
122)	hosseinimr93	was Sr. Member	140
123)	shahzadafzal	was Newbie	139
124)	Barcode_	was Hero Member	134	moderator of the Chinese local board
125)	LeGaulois	was Hero Member	116	active on the French local board
126)	baba0000000000	was Full Member	115	active on the French local board
127)	FatFork	wasn't registered	103	active on the Croatian local board
128)	nanna	was Full Member	79	active on the Japanese local board

The rest of such users will probably be spotted later.

See also on the current page:

• statistics on the merit distribution by sources

This post is relevant for October 2, 2021, and has been updated on October 4, 2021.

[Coin-1]

These are statistics on the merit distribution by sources. The table below shows how many merits have been given by each merit source to other users, namely to Newbies, Jr. Members, Members, Full Members, Sr. Members, Hero Members, Legendaries respectively. The analysis takes into consideration the ranks of users at the moment of the merit transfer.

Merit distribution by sources (Jan 24, 2018 - August 8, 2020)

	User name	Merits to Newbies	To Juniors	To Members	To Fulls	To Seniors	To Heroes	To Legendaries
1)	suchmoon	436 (to 133 users)	864 (to 215 users)	2203 (to 331 users)	2264 (to 298 users)	3391 (to 274 users)	5935 (to 292 users)	14437 (to 404 users)
2)	dbshck	215 (to 114 users)	794 (to 222 users)	2228 (to 253 users)	2332 (to 212 users)	2480 (to 161 users)	3413 (to 155 users)	5252 (to 238 users)
3)	LoyceV	836 (to 469 users)	869 (to 380 users)	1449 (to 362 users)	1207 (to 234 users)	1453 (to 240 users)	2520 (to 240 users)	6592 (to 338 users)
4)	Foxpup	73 (to 24 users)	172 (to 57 users)	620 (to 100 users)	501 (to 89 users)	845 (to 106 users)	1570 (to 103 users)	8772 (to 188 users)
5)	chimk	162 (to 85 users)	513 (to 155 users)	2363 (to 207 users)	2462 (to 177 users)	2346 (to 104 users)	2717 (to 77 users)	1551 (to 111 users)
6)	theymos	348 (to 95 users)	1047 (to 171 users)	2639 (to 162 users)	1752 (to 104 users)	2661 (to 129 users)	1763 (to 90 users)	1693 (to 120 users)
7)	bones261	196 (to 137 users)	386 (to 185 users)	642 (to 193 users)	645 (to 156 users)	973 (to 154 users)	1710 (to 167 users)	4160 (to 280 users)
8)	frodocooper	380 (to 144 users)	928 (to 202 users)	1905 (to 129 users)	1014 (to 40 users)	443 (to 30 users)	445 (to 34 users)	1501 (to 73 users)
9)	JayJuanGee	62 (to 60 users)	158 (to 131 users)	540 (to 276 users)	669 (to 219 users)	911 (to 260 users)	1195 (to 222 users)	4007 (to 351 users)
10)	qwk	92 (to 81 users)	258 (to 105 users)	763 (to 101 users)	1434 (to 89 users)	1510 (to 75 users)	1624 (to 65 users)	1338 (to 132 users)
11)	DarkStar_	330 (to 146 users)	550 (to 163 users)	915 (to 179 users)	728 (to 101 users)	1132 (to 111 users)	1597 (to 155 users)	1395 (to 181 users)
12)	TMAN	85 (to 39 users)	211 (to 71 users)	617 (to 116 users)	438 (to 86 users)	1011 (to 80 users)	1831 (to 91 users)	2317 (to 133 users)
13)	Welsh	15 (to 12 users)	154 (to 72 users)	868 (to 182 users)	763 (to 117 users)	715 (to 120 users)	1064 (to 113 users)	2743 (to 159 users)
14)	xandry	143 (to 90 users)	465 (to 160 users)	1219 (to 163 users)	1062 (to 148 users)	756 (to 117 users)	1094 (to 132 users)	1194 (to 163 users)
15)	Flying Hellfish	29 (to 22 users)	132 (to 40 users)	585 (to 57 users)	987 (to 43 users)	816 (to 38 users)	964 (to 46 users)	2551 (to 88 users)
16)	Halab	195 (to 93 users)	492 (to 184 users)	915 (to 203 users)	952 (to 156 users)	1072 (to 152 users)	913 (to 117 users)	1334 (to 131 users)
17)	El duderino_	9 (to 6 users)	69 (to 39 users)	193 (to 64 users)	418 (to 62 users)	901 (to 85 users)	1178 (to 75 users)	4563 (to 162 users)
18)	DdmrDdmr	118 (to 114 users)	403 (to 259 users)	930 (to 307 users)	950 (to 231 users)	1018 (to 237 users)	1520 (to 214 users)	2357 (to 220 users)
19)	ETFbitcoin	93 (to 80 users)	440 (to 267 users)	604 (to 194 users)	486 (to 117 users)	420 (to 119 users)	854 (to 135 users)	3042 (to 206 users)
20)	vapourminer	233 (to 229 users)	291 (to 223 users)	567 (to 297 users)	528 (to 228 users)	678 (to 241 users)	1027 (to 232 users)	2132 (to 284 users)
21)	Ratimov	93 (to 82 users)	169 (to 84 users)	562 (to 102 users)	808 (to 83 users)	896 (to 76 users)	1190 (to 62 users)	1554 (to 79 users)
22)	fillippone	54 (to 44 users)	119 (to 49 users)	379 (to 80 users)	509 (to 90 users)	833 (to 96 users)	1228 (to 113 users)	3063 (to 186 users)
23)	LFC_Bitcoin	77 (to 68 users)	143 (to 117 users)	290 (to 132 users)	385 (to 131 users)	492 (to 147 users)	852 (to 146 users)	3172 (to 241 users)
24)	OgNasty	543 (to 432 users)	337 (to 249 users)	515 (to 284 users)	364 (to 198 users)	529 (to 217 users)	682 (to 200 users)	1465 (to 350 users)
25)	EFS	148 (to 87 users)	223 (to 74 users)	496 (to 107 users)	561 (to 98 users)	748 (to 84 users)	818 (to 52 users)	1004 (to 68 users)
26)	hugeblack	174 (to 128 users)	450 (to 231 users)	721 (to 179 users)	506 (to 106 users)	389 (to 114 users)	489 (to 115 users)	1646 (to 183 users)
27)	paxmao	209 (to 184 users)	297 (to 141 users)	586 (to 147 users)	387 (to 119 users)	296 (to 87 users)	405 (to 87 users)	1394 (to 145 users)
28)	Vlad2Vlad	249 (to 36 users)	82 (to 17 users)	455 (to 15 users)	713 (to 16 users)	588 (to 13 users)	632 (to 8 users)	372 (to 17 users)
29)	krogothmanhattan	83 (to 62 users)	220 (to 85 users)	497 (to 86 users)	327 (to 56 users)	577 (to 61 users)	584 (to 69 users)	1241 (to 107 users)
30)	malevolent	73 (to 42 users)	135 (to 62 users)	360 (to 88 users)	292 (to 66 users)	330 (to 74 users)	553 (to 111 users)	1172 (to 182 users)
31)	BobLawblaw	2 (to 2 users)	26 (to 22 users)	93 (to 43 users)	194 (to 50 users)	306 (to 39 users)	396 (to 33 users)	2401 (to 109 users)
32)	1miau	19 (to 16 users)	87 (to 53 users)	343 (to 84 users)	432 (to 101 users)	630 (to 94 users)	967 (to 108 users)	1256 (to 132 users)
33)	Vispilio	24 (to 24 users)	126 (to 52 users)	476 (to 84 users)	558 (to 58 users)	642 (to 48 users)	626 (to 44 users)	387 (to 69 users)
34)	Jet Cash	131 (to 89 users)	284 (to 116 users)	260 (to 94 users)	228 (to 82 users)	290 (to 79 users)	466 (to 86 users)	1306 (to 142 users)
35)	The Pharmacist	75 (to 56 users)	116 (to 78 users)	236 (to 122 users)	332 (to 110 users)	686 (to 160 users)	1119 (to 189 users)	855 (to 151 users)
36)	SyGambler	84 (to 25 users)	176 (to 57 users)	405 (to 48 users)	283 (to 20 users)	256 (to 30 users)	365 (to 22 users)	713 (to 50 users)
37)	joniboini	5 (to 5 users)	116 (to 54 users)	342 (to 96 users)	376 (to 81 users)	373 (to 55 users)	517 (to 59 users)	920 (to 96 users)
38)	klarki	94 (to 77 users)	151 (to 87 users)	275 (to 134 users)	329 (to 120 users)	298 (to 88 users)	482 (to 72 users)	412 (to 77 users)
39)	mindrust	88 (to 44 users)	70 (to 37 users)	230 (to 89 users)	305 (to 76 users)	267 (to 80 users)	445 (to 82 users)	1047 (to 157 users)
40)	o_e_l_e_o	205 (to 175 users)	267 (to 217 users)	373 (to 228 users)	245 (to 118 users)	302 (to 139 users)	665 (to 165 users)	2147 (to 252 users)
41)	Globb0	32 (to 9 users)	55 (to 15 users)	173 (to 40 users)	151 (to 45 users)	155 (to 40 users)	339 (to 50 users)	1390 (to 104 users)
42)	nutildah	116 (to 106 users)	156 (to 95 users)	312 (to 116 users)	288 (to 112 users)	452 (to 122 users)	624 (to 130 users)	1165 (to 190 users)
43)	tyz	37 (to 26 users)	84 (to 55 users)	255 (to 70 users)	294 (to 84 users)	298 (to 76 users)	375 (to 63 users)	609 (to 110 users)
44)	cabalism13	9 (to 9 users)	58 (to 36 users)	210 (to 66 users)	331 (to 84 users)	457 (to 86 users)	732 (to 89 users)	505 (to 105 users)
45)	Micio	41 (to 18 users)	76 (to 26 users)	308 (to 34 users)	236 (to 17 users)	397 (to 17 users)	275 (to 9 users)	527 (to 27 users)
46)	Mitchell	88 (to 36 users)	61 (to 21 users)	308 (to 52 users)	152 (to 39 users)	273 (to 46 users)	271 (to 42 users)	829 (to 71 users)
47)	OmegaStarScream	179 (to 119 users)	164 (to 91 users)	281 (to 83 users)	198 (to 44 users)	221 (to 48 users)	325 (to 80 users)	879 (to 111 users)
48)	Heisenberg_Hunter	15 (to 14 users)	65 (to 50 users)	223 (to 113 users)	190 (to 79 users)	370 (to 96 users)	538 (to 99 users)	687 (to 127 users)
49)	tk808	135 (to 97 users)	313 (to 109 users)	296 (to 89 users)	169 (to 65 users)	374 (to 121 users)	333 (to 82 users)	217 (to 56 users)
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Obviously, the policy of the merit distribution by sources is even and fair.

This post is relevant for August 8, 2020, and has been updated on August 12, 2020.

[PirateHunterr]

I can see that those listed person give merit in a legitimate way. But what can others say about this? 

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=4522340.0

Is it legal? 

I think this totally dependant on person sending the merit.

What is Merit?
Merit is a new system created in order to reward quality contributions to the forum. Now to rise through ranks you will also need to acquire Merit in addition to Activity.

How do I receive merit?
You are awarded merit by people of the community if they find your post helpful or informative.

For more information read this post: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=2766177.0

[LoyceV]

In my opinion, you deserve to be a merit source. Your merit distribution policy is fair.

Thanks

[Coin-1]

	User name	Sent merits	Received merits	Generosity
1)	QuestionAuthority	2255 (in 179 txns)	307 (in 96 txns)	2101 (max 2105)

You're using old data, you can find the latest data here.

Yes, I know about that.

The most generous users giving merits (24 Jan 2018 - 20 Jun 2018)

I will update my first post later.

I think LoyceV and Ognasty should have more source merits to distribute. I guess LoyceV is in the test phase and doesn't have that much sMerits yet. if he/she keeps at meriting more random members it would be great.

I've recently decided to merit more posts, not to lower my standards of "quality", but just because "good posts" deserve merit too. Any "good post" is far above the average spam for which the Merit system was introduced, and I don't think people with "good posts" should be restricted in leveling up.
Most of the time, I leave just 1 Merit though. I haven't really decided on when to increase it.

In my opinion, you deserve to be a merit source. Your merit distribution policy is fair.

I think I resent the fact that I'm rated 82nd for generosity. Am I being penalised because i try to help more people with my awards?

No any penalizing. Don't change your merit distribution policy.

I'm not sure what we have gained by publishing that list. Also, if it failed to detect me ( an admitted source ) then surely the analysis is flawed.

Probably this analysis will detect you as a merit source later.

So the maximum per person depends on both rank and activity, meaning that the 205 barrier to detect a merit source is incorrect since not all merit sources are Legendries, and even so the maximum would have been 400 sMerit, and no lower limit was officially provided.

Agree with you. But it is more difficult to detect such non-Legendary user as a merit source. I guess it is almost impossible.

[cuong1610]

I am really impressed with this statistic. They are really very liberated people. Besides, I appreciate their development and support for this community.

[Coin-1]

Maybe the OP could include the number of unique accounts merit was sent to?

I wished to calculate the indicator "Generosity" of the users and create this table. I will include the number of unique accounts later.

[shilpyh]

Few people gave 50+ merit on a single post. Is it too must useful post? Or is it really appropriate to receive 50+ merit on such a post?